Shas leader Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai told the press that the secularists should not preach to chareidim regarding discrimination.
Speaking with the party’s Day to Day newspaper, he explained that his position is in line with Maran Chacham HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita, that while there are some problems, they must be resolved internally and not in the secular court system.
Taking the offensive, the party leader pointed out that in the entire High Court there is only one Sephardi justice. Only two of the nine presidents of the state were Sephardi and of the nation’s 12 prime ministers, all Ashkenazi. There are 21 IDF generals, and only six are Sephardim.
He went on, pointing out that none of the eight university presidents in Israel are Sephardim and none of the leaders of Jewish political parties except for Shas are Sephardim.
Yishai lamented the extensive damage that has been caused by this case, and hopes to continue working towards finding a solution.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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the man is right!
We are in terrible need of achdus!
There IS prejudice by ashkenazim against sefardim.
There IS prejudice by sefardim against ashkenazim.
Different minhagim are fine.
Prejudice because of different minhagim is terrible.
When Mashiach comes, will ashkenazim not accept him if he is sefardi?
Will sefardim not accept him if he is ashkenazi?
Maybe… this is why he has not come…
It is interesting that Shas in October of 2007 demanded an emergency hearing with the Department of Education and State Comptroller to discuss according to the situation as categorized by the Chairman of Shas, Yakov Margi, as follows: “students are forced to learn like during the Apartheid regime in Sourh Africa.” This is different than what Eli Yishai is saying now. He is saying this למען השלם and should be commended for the steps he has taken.